Asif Mostafa sees his future at the intersection of quantum computing and nanofabrication, where software meets hardware. His goal is to pursue a PhD focused on superconducting devices and quantum-adjacent hardware—such as SQUID readout, TES sensors, qubit-compatible structures, and their control electronics. If doctoral studies are not immediately possible, he is equally motivated to work as a research or applications engineer in a lab dedicated to building and characterizing quantum devices.
I see my future in quantum computing and nanofabrication, right where software meets hardware. I enjoy the careful work of wiring a measurement, the patience of a cleanroom process and the satisfaction of turning raw data into a plot that actually tells a story.
My first choice is a doctoral path focusing on superconducting devices and quantum-adjacent hardware—SQUID readout, TES sensors, qubit-compatible structures and the control electronics around them.
If timing doesn’t align for a PhD, I’m equally motivated to start as a research or applications engineer in a lab that builds and characterises quantum devices.
The High-Performance Computing programme prepares me for multiple career paths
My degree also opens doors to cryo-test engineering, nanofabrication process engineering and scientific software for data acquisition, control and analysis.
I like roles that stay hands-on. That is the mix of lab discipline and computational thinking that suits me.
My studies support this career plan
I’m shaping my studies around three main goals:
Numerical methods & HPC – to understand what the solver and hardware are doing, not just what the output looks like.
Data analysis & ML – to pull signal from messy, real measurements and speed up characterisation.
Quantum/solid-state & nanofabrication basics – so the devices I help design are physically sound and manufacturable.
JYU’s loop—experiment → compute → refine—is exactly the mindset I need for quantum hardware and nanofabrication.
Beyond courses, I practice the habits that make teams trust you: tidy repositories, reproducible notebooks, labelled datasets, and figures that stand on their own.
Thermal Nanophysics and Superconducting Devices group gives tools for a career
At JYU, in the Thermal Nanophysics and Superconducting Devices group, I’ve learned to think about grounding, bandwidth, noise and then translate those limits into code and analysis. That loop—experiment → compute → refine—is exactly the mindset I need for quantum hardware and nanofabrication.
I am conducting my experiment with state of the art facilities like “Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator ADR", “Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID)” etc.
I’m inspired by JYU alumni career paths
I follow JYU alumni who moved into Finnish quantum and cryo labs or strong PhD programmes. I admire careers that remain technical, publish clearly and mentor generously.
That’s the path I’m working toward—patient, practical and curious from the cleanroom to the cryostat to the code.
Read more: Master's Degree Programme in High-Performance Computing
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